diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Report/ExpenseController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Report/ExpenseController.php
index a738e8f529..fdf896db97 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Report/ExpenseController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Report/ExpenseController.php
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\Report;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
+use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
 
 /**
@@ -31,5 +36,58 @@ use FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\Controller;
  */
 class ExpenseController extends Controller
 {
+    /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface */
+    protected $accountRepository;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+
+        // translations:
+        $this->middleware(
+            function ($request, $next) {
+                $this->accountRepository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
+
+                return $next($request);
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Collection $accounts
+     * @param Collection $expense
+     * @param Carbon     $start
+     * @param Carbon     $end
+     */
+    public function spentGrouped(Collection $accounts, Collection $expense, Carbon $start, Carbon $end)
+    {
+        $combined = $this->combineAccounts($expense);
+        // for period, get spent and earned for each account (by name)
+        /**
+         * @var string $name
+         * @var Collection $combi
+         */
+        foreach($combined as $name => $combi) {
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function combineAccounts(Collection $accounts): array
+    {
+        $combined = [];
+        /** @var Account $expenseAccount */
+        foreach ($accounts as $expenseAccount) {
+            $combined[$expenseAccount->name] = [$expenseAccount];
+            $revenue = $this->accountRepository->findByName($expenseAccount->name, [AccountType::REVENUE]);
+            if (!is_null($revenue->id)) {
+                $combined[$expenseAccount->name][] = $revenue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $combined;
+    }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index cb4b8f87fc..83f97f97aa 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      * @param array $data
      *
      * @return Account
+     * @throws FireflyException
      */
     public function store(array $data): Account
     {
@@ -364,13 +365,13 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
                 'date'                    => $data['openingBalanceDate'],
             ]
         );
-        Log::debug(sprintf('Created new opening balance journal: #%d', $journal->id));
+        Log::notice(sprintf('Created new opening balance journal: #%d', $journal->id));
 
         $firstAccount  = $account;
         $secondAccount = $opposing;
         $firstAmount   = $amount;
         $secondAmount  = bcmul($amount, '-1');
-        Log::debug(sprintf('First amount is %s, second amount is %s', $firstAmount, $secondAmount));
+        Log::notice(sprintf('First amount is %s, second amount is %s', $firstAmount, $secondAmount));
 
         if (bccomp($amount, '0') === -1) {
             Log::debug(sprintf('%s is a negative number.', $amount));
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
             $secondAccount = $account;
             $firstAmount   = bcmul($amount, '-1');
             $secondAmount  = $amount;
-            Log::debug(sprintf('First amount is %s, second amount is %s', $firstAmount, $secondAmount));
+            Log::notice(sprintf('First amount is %s, second amount is %s', $firstAmount, $secondAmount));
         }
 
         $one = new Transaction(
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
         );
         $two->save(); // second transaction: to
 
-        Log::debug(sprintf('Stored two transactions, #%d and #%d', $one->id, $two->id));
+        Log::notice(sprintf('Stored two transactions for new account, #%d and #%d', $one->id, $two->id));
 
         return $journal;
     }